Leaving the Corporate World for the Entrepreneurial Track
The cubicles of corporate America are filled with would-be entrepreneurs dreaming of their shot at independence. But it takes a special breed to actually make it happen. The leaders of these four Arizona companies have escaped the confines of big companies and found success. It’s hard work, but the personal and financial rewards make it all worthwhile, they say.
Brenda McCaffrey has created a dream working environment for herself after leaving Motorola.
Dan Kasprzyk and Tom Motsenbocker are helping develop lifesaving medical devices after quitting jobs at W.L. Gore Associates.
Donna Barry and Jose Pambo met at the Phoenix office of the national architecture firm Gould Evans and are now building their own practice together.
And Steve Carr moved on from Bank of America to help organizations he believes in, such as HIV-services group Body Positive in Phoenix…